Iris ensata
Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm is a National Display Garden for Japanese Iris.
Iris ensata have been selectively bred from wild forms found in northern Asia. Their cultural needs are very demanding, if met they will reward you with a magnificent display of color approximately 2-3 weeks after Tall Bearded bloom. Peak bloom in our garden is the last two weeks of June. Culture has a great influence; please refer to the culture page. Note: Grow as you would a productive summertime vegetable garden, with moist well-drained compost-rich soil that is slightly acidic (no lime or bone meal).
Payne Award/Medal: The Payne Medal, named for W. Arlie Payne, is the highest award given by the American Iris Society that a Japanese iris can receive in its class. Payne Medal winners are then eligible to win the Dykes Medal, which is the highest award an iris can receive from The American Iris Society. 1992 and prior the highest award a Japanese Iris could receive was the Payne Award. This award has now been elevated to a medal status. A brief of W. Arlie Payne by Clarence Mahan.
Mt Pleasant Iris Farm is pleased to offer many top award winners for your garden. Payne Award: PW Payne Medal: PM
Key to the descriptions
F = Falls Number of Petals, 3F single, 6F double, 9F–12F peony form
E, M, L, V = Bloom Season, Early, Mid-Season, Late, and Very
At Mt Pleasant Iris Farm peak season is the last week of June going into the first week of July. VE varieties may start blooming in the first or second week of June. With VL varieties starting to bloom the first week of July. Each varietal clump when established should be in color with bloom for a minimum of two weeks.
RE = Rebloom has been noted in our fields, not guaranteed.
36″, 40″ Height of the plant.
Bloom 3″, 10″ Approximate diameter of the bloom.
Buds 2-4 Number of buds to a stem.
The last three listed items Height, Bloom Size, and Number of Buds all are heavily dictated by the culture given. The same plant might be 30″ or 40″ tall depending on the soil and water needs given.
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Amethyst Actress
$12.00 |
Soft amethyst fading to pale amethyst by day three | 9F, M, 40″, Bloom 6″-8″, Buds 2-4 |
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Amethyst’s Sister
$12.00 |
Blends of mid-to-dark amethyst | 9F, L, 52″, Bloom 6″-8″, Buds 3-6 |
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Angelic Choir
Sold Out |
White self | 6F, M, 42″, Bloom 6″-8″, Buds 3-6 |
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Artesian Spring
Sold Out |
Dark purple, deep blue undertones | 6F, ML, 48″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 3-4 |
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Asian Festival
$12.00 |
Red-violet with blue-violet undertones | F3, M, 54″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 5-7 |
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Avalanche Express
$12.00 |
White self | 9F, M, 44″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 2-3 |
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Banjo Blues
$12.00 |
White veined blue | 6F, M, 34″, Bloom 6″-8″, Buds 3-5 |
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Bewitching Twilight
$12.00 |
Light pastel blue | 6+F, M, 41″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 2-4 PM 2013 |
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Blushing Snowmaiden
Sold Out |
White lightly brushed rose-violet | 9+F, M, 40″, Bloom 8″, Buds 3-4 |
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Bushido
$30.00 |
Violet tones edged in white | 3F, L, 38″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 2-4 |
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Butterflies In Flight
$12.00 |
Light blue veined darker | 6F, L, 48″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 3-4 PM 1998 |
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Caprician Butterfly
$12.00 |
White veined purple | 6F, M, 36″, Bloom 7″-8″ Buds 5-6 PW 1990 PM 1994 |
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Carol Johnson
$12.00 |
Pale blue veined darker, plum standards edged white | 3F, ML, 32″, Bloom 8″, Buds 3-4 Tetraploid |
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Cascade Crest
$12.00 |
White ground sanded pale blue-violet | 6F, M, 48″, Bloom 6″-8″, Buds 2-3 PM 1995 |
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Cascade Rain
Sold Out |
White ground washed and freckled blue | 3F, M, 40″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 3 PM 2019 |
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Cascade Spice
$12.00 |
White ground freckled blue-violet, banded red-violet | 6F, ML, 42″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 3-5 |
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Celestial Emperor
$12.00 |
Silver ground red-violet band and veins. Blue halo surrounding yellow signals | 6F, ML, 38″, Bloom 9″-10″, Buds 2-3 |
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Coho
Sold Out |
Pink self | 3F, VE, 38″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 5-7 PM 2012 |
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Columbia Crest
$15.00 |
Royal purple with a deep blue undertone | 6F, L, 50″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 3-5 |
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Columbia Deep Water
$15.00 |
Dark blends of blue and red violets, faint neon blue rays | 6F, ML, 48″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 4-6 PM 2021 |
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Dalle Whitewater
$12.00 |
White ground sanded mid-blue-violet | 6F, L, 48″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 3-5 PM 2021 |
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Dancing Waves
$12.00 |
Blends of dark violet to purple, sharp white edge | 6F, ML, 42″, Bloom 9″-10″, Buds 2 PA 1968 |
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Dirigo Devil
$12.00 |
Mid Red-violet splashed lighter | 6F, L, 44″, Bloom 5″-6″, Buds 3-5 |
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Dragon Tapestry
$12.00 |
Dark wine red splashed with white | 6F, M, 36″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 3-5 |
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Electric Rays
Sold Out |
Dark violet, neon blue rays | 6F, M, 50″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 2 PM 1997 |
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Embossed
Sold Out |
Light violet, darker halo, and veins | 6F, M, 45″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 3 |
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Evelyn White
Sold Out |
White red-violet edge | 6F, M, 40″, Bloom 6″-7″ Buds 3-4 |
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Flamingo Waltz
$12.00 |
Pink self | 6F, M, 36″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 3-5 PM 2022 |
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Freckled Peacock
$12.00 |
White freckled red-violet | 3F, M, 54″, Bloom 7″-8″, buds 5-7 |
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Frosted Intrigue
$12.00 |
Blends of dark blue and red-violet | 6F, M, 36″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 4-5 |
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Frosted Pyramid
$12.00 |
White self | 9F, L, 44″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 2-4 |
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Geishunka
$12.00 |
Pink self | 6F, M, 32″, Bloom 8″, Buds 2 |
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Hime Kagami
$12.00 |
Pink self | 6F, EM, 36″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 5-6 |
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Honour
Sold Out |
Pink self | 6F, M, 32″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 2 |
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Indigo Angel
$12.00 |
Violet ground darker halo and veins, red-violet band-edged white | 6F, M, 32″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 2-3 PM 2019 |
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Jaciva
$12.00 |
Mid-blue-violet | 6F, ML, 42″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 3-4 |
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Japanese Plum
$12.00 |
Velvety red-violet, dark-style arms | 6F, M, 38″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 3-4 |
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Jewel Of The Nile
$15.00 |
Velvety red-violet, white-style arms | 6F, M, 36″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 2-3 |
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Jewelled Sea
$12.00 |
Mid-blue-violet | 6F, M, 36″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 3-4 |
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Knip Won
$20.00
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Pink | 3F, M, 37″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 2-3 |
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Koto Harp Strings
Sold Out |
Blue-violet, sharp ray pattern | 6F, VL, 48″, Bloom 8″-9″, Buds 4-7 |
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Lake Effect
Sold Out |
Blue lighter edges | 6F, M, 36″, Bloom 8″-9″, Buds 2-4 PM 2016 |
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Lion King
$12.00 |
White, edged and freckled red-violet | 9F, M, 42″, Bloom 8″-9″, Buds 3-6 |
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Love Goddess
$12.00 |
White, cream styles | 6F, L, 48″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 4-6 |
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Maine Elegance
$12.00 |
White, blue veins | 6F, ML, 40″, Bloom 9″-10″, Buds 3 Tetraploid |
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Mulberry Halos
$25.00 |
Silver-violet ground, mulberry halo, and veins | 6F, L, 38″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 2-3 |
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My Elisabeth
$12.00 |
Large mid-blue-violet | 6F, M, 42″, Bloom 9″-10″, Buds 3-4 Tetraploid |
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Night Angel
$12.00
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Dark blue-violet, ray pattern | 6F, ML, 36″, Bloom 6″-8″, Buds 2-3 |
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Nishikiori
$12.00 |
Red-violet randomly streaked white | 6F, M, 35″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 4-6 |
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Ol’Man River
$12.00 |
Red-violet, lightly splashed with white | 6F, L, 49″, Bloom 5″-6″, Buds 4-7 |
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Oriental Classic
$12.00 |
Large white self | 6F, M, 38″, Bloom 9″-10″, Buds 5-7 Tetraploid |
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Pagoda Temple
$12.00 |
Rich blends of violet, a true hose-n-hose, one bloom inside another | 12+F, M, 36″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 2 |
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Peacock Strut
$12.00 |
Soft sky blue-violet | 3F, L, 42″, Bloom 8″-9″, Buds 2 |
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Picotee Princess
$12.00 |
White ground sanded soft lilac | 6F, L, 44″, Bloom 8″-9″, Buds 4-6 |
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Pink Playmate
$18.00 |
Ruffled bright pink | 6F, EM, 24″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 2 |
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Pleasant Earlybird
$12.00 |
Pastel blue-violet, long bloom season | 3F, VE, 44″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 5-7 |
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Pleasant Sandman
$12.00 |
Large bloom sanded blends of violet | 6F, M, 44″, Bloom 9″-10″, Buds 3 |
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Raspberry Candy
$12.00 |
Dark red-violet | 6F, EM, 34″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 2-3 PM 2008 |
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Rose World
Sold Out |
Plum red-violet white center styles and halo, long bloom season | 6F, EM, 44″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 5-7 |
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Sanded Treasure
$30.00 |
Warm blends of violet | 6F, L, 36″, Blooms 7″-8″, Buds 3-4 |
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Shining Prince
$12.00 |
Rich violet with white rays | 6F, M, 37″, Bloom 7″-8″, Buds 2-3 |
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Silent Thunder
$12.00 |
Mid-red-violet, one of the last to start blooming | 9F, VL, 48″, Bloom 8″-9″, Buds 4-6 |
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Silverband
$12.00 |
Dark red-violet with striking variegated white and green foliage | 3F, M, 36″, Bloom 3″-4″, Buds 2-4 |
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Simple Grace
$25.00 |
Large dark purple, classic form | 3F, E, RE, 38″, Bloom 8″-9″, Buds 3-4 |
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Stella Niagara
$12.00 |
Blue-violet large white blaze | 3F, M, 38″, Bloom 5″-6″, Buds 4-6 |
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Sugar Dome
Sold Out |
Mid-blue-violet, multiple white styles | 6F, L, 42″, Blooms 7″-8″, Buds 3 PM 2015 |
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Summer Storm
$12.00 |
Royal purple self | 6F, VL, 48″, Blooms 8″-9″, Buds 2-3 |
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Sunrise Ridge
$12.00 |
Red-violet, white blaze, and rays | 6F, M, 40″, Blooms 7″-8″, Buds 2-4 |
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Thoroughbred
$12.00 |
White, bright blue halo and veins. Standards purple edged white | 3F, M, 38″, Bloom 8″-10″, Buds 2 Tetraploid |
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Twilight’s Splendor
$50.00 New Introduction |
Pale Blue-violet ground, darker halos, and veins | 6F, L, 38″, Blooms 8″-9″, Buds 2-3 |
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Yamataikoku
$12.00 |
Large rich velvet royal purple | 3F, M, 36″, Bloom 8″-9″, Buds 3-4 |
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Yuzen
Sold Out |
White with sharp red-violet rim | 6F, M, 30″, Bloom 6″-7″, Buds 3-4 |
